Glen Iris’ weakest areas are secondary education, open space and congestion.
The elements Bundoora performs the worst for are crime, retail, access to trains and coast proximity. The suburb also offers excellent proximity to retail as home to Westfield Fountain Gate and provides decent walkability.
Hallam’s weaknesses are its high crime rate, low employment and minimal tree cover.St Albans scored well for road congestion, excellent proximity to schools and great access to trains. Notting Hill ranks poorly for access to trains, schools and congestion, and it ranks fifth lowest for open space in the city. Belgrave Heights may be 38 kilometres south-east of the CBD with only 1360 residents at the most recent census, but it still has a decent number of cafes.
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There are few congested roads in the area and it offers great proximity to primary schools. Published on Nov 7, 2019.
There’s also great topographic variation. Gladstone Park’s overall rank would improve with higher scores in culture, employment and walkability. Croydon South has a good crime rate, topographic variation and traffic isn’t an issue here.
We're always on the look out for guest bloggers and would like to receive your feedback, so feel free to get in touch at With more Melbourne suburbs than ever in the million-dollar median house price club (one in 3 to be exact! There is a train station (Upfield) located just outside the suburb’s north-eastern boundary and it also does in the categories of proximity to schools and congestion. The suburb is scores poorly for public transport access due to not having a train station or trams. Public transport access is likewise very limited. Melbourne School Zones. Warranwood suffers from a shortage of public transport and for having very few shops or cafes. This document is subject to copyright. It scores best for coast proximity, open space and it’s also a strong performer in the primary education and total education categories. Cremorne is also in the top 10 for employment and culture, but its overall rank is held back by low scores in crime, primary education, congestion, topographic variation, and open space.Culture, cafes, trams, employment, education and walkability are all qualities North Melbourne residents can confidently boast of. Glen Huntly scores highest for trains, trams and walkability. Gowanbrae could also improve in the areas of culture, employment and proximity to schools.The minimal amount of public transport plus low scores for culture, cafes, and retail detract from Altona Meadows’ excellent open space that ranks the fourth best in Melbourne. ...Plus 8 Suburbs You Need To Avoid At All Cost In 2020 And Beyond. Where Malvern is less successful is crime, open space and congested roads.
Other areas it lacks in are culture, access to education, and proximity to the coast.
The suburb, which is located past Dandenong South, performs well for retail and has few congested roads.
More schools would boost Yallambie’s liveability. Keysborough relies on buses for public transport, the employment rate is low, and there is limited proximity to schools. Its best traits for liveability include train access, having plenty of buses, and abundant open space. Chadstone would benefit from more schools, open space and public transport. What the suburb lacks is public transport, culture, retail, cafes and walkability. The suburb has a very low crime rate, and ranks second best in Melbourne for open space because it encompasses 20 per cent parkland and 40 per cent water. Caulfield East scores well for culture and has decent cafes, train access (because Caulfield station is actually in Caulfield East), tram access and employment. The future home of Australia’s tallest buildings including Australia 108 (317m), One Queensbridge Street (323m), and Southbank by Beulah (356m) will make the current winner of the height competition, the Eureka Tower (297m) soon look like child’s play. Culture, primary school proximity, and employment are Heidelberg West’s strengths. Brighton scores most poorly for topographic variation, open space and proximity to schools.Balwyn North has moved to overtake Balwyn on this list.What’s boosting the area’s liveability are the excellent bus services paired with a good tram network (although train access is poor). Level 3: Melbourne facts and figures.
The suburb ranks second worst in the city for trains (a rail line proposal for the area from 1969 is still just a proposal) and it also needs better walkability. On the opposite end of the scale are its low scores for congestion (the sixth worst in Melbourne) open space, secondary schools and buses. The suburb scores very well in the areas of culture, buses, open space and it benefits from being relatively near the coast. The employment rate is also relatively low. The suburb also ranks in the top 10 for culture, retail, employment and total education.
A lack of public transport, poor walkability and low employment hold Knoxfield back from offering better liveability.Hurstbridge may be 30 kilometres north-east of the CBD but the suburb still has a train station that helps boost liveability. What the suburb performs well for is proximity to schools, open space and congestion. Dandenong’s neighbour Doveton provides excellent proximity to both primary and secondary schools, includes generous open space, and the roads aren’t normally congested. Maidstone ranks poorly in most other categories, mainly cafes, access to trains, education, tree cover and topographic variation.Small suburb Heatherton borders Moorabbin and is 20 kilometres south-east of the city. We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders. Your feedback will go directly to Science X editors.Thank you for taking your time to send in your valued opinion to Science X editors.